University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service

UK-Dorchester: Health and social work services.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
       Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group, 11J
       Vespasian House, Barrack Road, Dorchester, DT11TG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3000191287, Email: dps@uhd.nhs.uk
       Contact: Angela Hamilton
       Main Address: https://www.dorsetccg.nhs.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dorsetccg.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKK25

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service      Reference number: 683241318      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      85000000 - Health and social work services.
      MA09-8 - For transport
      EA27-3 - For non-emergency patient
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES   
   II.1.4) Short Description: The service will provide a responsive, fair, and sustainable NHS funded Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) to those registered with a GP in NHS Dorset meeting the Eligibility Criteria as set down by the Department of Health.

Dorset CCG is issuing this PIN to invite suppliers to a Market Engagement Event to be held on the morning of Tuesday 17th May 2022 via MS Teams. The purpose of which is to gather market intelligence and information; to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services; to establish an appropriate financial model for the service; and to determine a suitable contract length with which to optimise a cost-effective solution.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/04/2022

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2022 - 458140   
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 25/04/2022

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority    
      
      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1
                  
         Section Number: II.1.5          
         Lot No: Not provided          
         Place of text to be modified: II.1.5          
         Instead of: 6,600,000          
         Read: 54,400,000
                                    
   
VII.2) Other additional information: It is important to note that this PIN is NOT a Call for Competition, and as such potential providers will need to be aware that this market engagement event may inform a further Notice to be published at a later date in regard to the commissioning of this service.

Dorset CCG would welcome responses from organisations who may be interested in attending the Market Engagement Event. The agenda and supporting information will be available to all suppliers including suppliers who are unable to attend the Market Engagement Event upon request by email to dps@uhd.nhs.uk. Please mark your email “NEPTS Market Engagement”.
Please also confirm whether you plan to attend our market engagement event by email to dps@uhd.nhs.uk by Tuesday 10th May 2022.
Please note that contract dates and the tender submission deadline date are indicative, should the CCG decide to
tender the service at those times. The dates should not be construed as fixed for any future tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Dorchester:-Health-and-social-work-services./RH85BS84F2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RH85BS84F2